abonnen

proper name. After-born

A term for Men as the second-born children of Ilúvatar, after the Elves, also attested in its plural form Eboennin (WJ/387). It seems to be a compound of ab “after” and onnen “born”.

Cognates

• Q. Apanónar “After-born” ✧ WJI/Abonnen; WJ/387; WJI/Apanónar

Elements

Word	Gloss
ab	“after”
onnen	“born”

abonnen

noun. after born

ab (prefix “after”) + onnen (p.p. of onna- “beget”)

abonnen

noun/adjective. born later, born after

abonnen

noun/adjective. man, one born later than the Elves, a human being (elvish name for men)

abonnen

afterborn

Abonnen, pl. Ebennin (archaic "Eboennin" = Ebönnin, WJ:387), Elvish name of Men as the "Secondborn" of Eru. If ab can be used as an independent preposition, it is probably followed by soft mutation.

abonnen

afterborn

pl. Ebennin (archaic "Eboennin" = Ebönnin, WJ:387), Elvish name of Men as the "Secondborn" of Eru. – If ab can be used as an independent preposition, it is probably followed by soft mutation.****

ab

preposition. after

Cognates

• Q. apa “after (of time)”

Derivations

• √PĀ/APA “touch; after, behind of place”

Element in

• ᴺS. abgen- “to foresee, expect”
• S. Abonnen “After-born” ✧ WJ/387
• ᴺS. abor “tomorrow, (lit.) after-day”
• S. aphad- “to follow”
• ᴺS. avnedhor “afternoon”

Variations

• Ab ✧ WJ/387 (Ab)

ab-

prefix. after, later

ab

after

#ab (only attested as a prefix, as in:)

ab

after

(only attested as a prefix, as in:)